Claw guard



J. 21, 1935. A LARSON 2,028,674

CLAW GUARD Filed Oct. 13, 1934 "Invento'r v ,3" E, Lav/"Jan Ewan/E312Patented Jan. 21,- 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a claw guard for turkeys and the like, thegeneral object of the invention being to provide means for preventingthe toms from injuring the hens during the mating season.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevation with parts in section showing the invention inuse on a claw.

Fig. 2 is a view of the rear end of the device.

Fig. 3 is a view of the front end thereof.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device.

In this drawing, the numeral l indicates a tubular member formed ofrubber or the like and having its internal diameter of such size thatwhen the device is pushed over the claw A of a turkeys foot, as shown inFig. 1, the front end of the device will fit snugly around the small endof the claw so that the device will not interfere with the use of thefeet though it will prevent the male from scratching or otherwiseinjuring the female.

In order to help hold the device in place, I provide a member 2 ofspring material and having one end bent twice-at right angles as shownat 3 with the last bend bent again at right angles to provide the part3' which is embedded 5 in the rubber I as shown in Fig. 4. The majorportion of the spring member extends into the bore of the member I andhas its free end pointed and bent at an angle as shown at 4 so as topartly penetrate the claw when the device is pressed over the claw asshown in Fig. 1. Thus the spring device will help hold the guard on theclaw.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in.the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A device of the class described comprising an elongated resilient memberhaving a longitudinally extending bore for receiving a claw of a turkeyor the like, and a spring member carried by the resilient member andhaving a substantially straight part extending into the bore thereof andsaid straight part having its free end pointed and bent to extenddiagonally across a part of the bore for partly penetrating the claw.

ALBIN E. LARSON.

